                          TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
 
CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 
Sec. 61a-11. Abolition of statutory positions in Office of 
        Secretary of Senate; Secretary's authority to establish and fix 
        compensation for positions
        
    Effective October 1, 1981, all statutory positions in the Office of 
the Secretary (other than the positions of the Secretary of the Senate, 
Assistant Secretary of the Senate, Parliamentarian, Financial Clerk, and 
Director of the Office of Classified National Security Information) are 
abolished, and in lieu of the positions hereby abolished the Secretary 
of the Senate is authorized to establish such number of positions as he 
deems appropriate and appoint and fix the compensation of employees to 
fill the positions so established; except that the annual rate of 
compensation payable to any employee appointed to fill any position 
established by the Secretary of the Senate shall not, for any period of 
time, be in excess of $1,000 less than the annual rate of compensation 
of the Secretary of the Senate for that period of time; and except that 
nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any position 
authorized by statute, if the compensation for such position is to be 
paid from the contingent fund of the Senate.

(Pub. L. 97-51, Sec. 114, Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 963.)


                        Increases in Compensation

    Increases in compensation for Senate officers and employees under 
authority of Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91-656), see 
Salary Directives of President pro tempore of the Senate, set out as 
notes under section 60a-1 of this title.
